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NOUS42 KCAE 170600  
PNSCAE  
GAZ040-063>065-077-SCZ016-018-020>022-025>031-035-037-038-041-115-116-135>137-  
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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC  
200 AM EDT TUE MAR 17 2026  
   
..HIGHEST WIND REPORTS FROM 3/16  
 
LOCATION SPEED TIME/DATE PROVIDER  
   
..GEORGIA  
 
   
..BURKE COUNTY  
 
MIDVILLE 40 MPH 0615 PM 03/16 MESOWEST  
   
..MCDUFFIE COUNTY  
 
DEARING 33 MPH 0600 PM 03/16 MESOWEST  
THOMSON-MCDUFFIE CO APT 32 MPH 0515 PM 03/16 AWOS  
   
..RICHMOND COUNTY  
 
AUGUSTA BUSH FIELD APT 43 MPH 0813 AM 03/16 ASOS  
AUGUSTA EMA 39 MPH 0800 PM 03/16 MESOWEST  
AUGUSTA DANIEL FIELD APT 39 MPH 0814 PM 03/16 ASOS  
   
..SOUTH CAROLINA  
 
   
..AIKEN COUNTY  
 
ETV AIKEN 34 MPH 1110 PM 03/16 MESOWEST  
   
..BARNWELL COUNTY  
 
WILLISTON 32 MPH 0400 PM 03/16 CWOP  
   
..CHESTERFIELD COUNTY  
 
CHERAW MUNICIPAL APT 40 MPH 0535 PM 03/16 AWOS  
CAROLINA SANDHILLS NWR 38 MPH 0914 PM 03/16 RAWS  
   
..CLARENDON COUNTY  
 
SANTEE COOPER REGIONAL APT 39 MPH 0535 PM 03/16 AWOS  
   
..EDGEFIELD COUNTY  
 
NORTH AUGUSTA 33 MPH 0809 PM 03/16 CWOP  
   
..FAIRFIELD COUNTY  
 
FAIRFIELD CO APT WINNSBORO 40 MPH 0935 PM 03/16 AWOS  
   
..KERSHAW COUNTY  
 
CAMDEN WOODWARD FIELD 43 MPH 0435 PM 03/16 AWOS  
LAKE WATEREE DAM 39 MPH 0750 PM 03/16 NDBC  
   
..LANCASTER COUNTY  
 
LANCASTER 42 MPH 0400 PM 03/16 DAVIS  
LANCASTER MCWHIRTER FIELD 38 MPH 0655 PM 03/16 AWOS  
   
..LEXINGTON COUNTY  
 
COLUMBIA METRO AIRPORT 48 MPH 0719 PM 03/16 ASOS  
GILBERT 32 MPH 1025 PM 03/16 DAVIS  
   
..MCCORMICK COUNTY  
 
CLARKS HILL-SC 31 MPH 0800 PM 03/16 MESOWEST  
   
..NEWBERRY COUNTY  
 
NEWBERRY CO APT 45 MPH 0615 PM 03/16 AWOS  
NEWBERRY (WXSTEM) 41 MPH 0250 PM 03/16 MESOWEST  
   
..ORANGEBURG COUNTY  
 
ORANGEBURG AIRPORT 46 MPH 0740 PM 03/16 ASOS  
ORANGEBURG 37 MPH 0401 PM 03/16 CWOP  
SPRINGFIELD 35 MPH 0400 PM 03/16 CWOP  
   
..RICHLAND COUNTY  
 
COLUMBIA HAMILTON-OWENS APT 49 MPH 0403 PM 03/16 ASOS  
2.0 SE COLUMBIA (WXSTEM) 45 MPH 0730 PM 03/16 MESOWEST  
MCENTIRE JNG 43 MPH 0426 PM 03/16 ASOS  
FLOTILLA IS. LAKE MURRAY 40 MPH 0620 PM 03/16 NDBC  
I-20 AT I-77 COLUMBIA (SCDOT 37 MPH 0759 PM 03/16 MESOWEST  
SCDNR RANGE GARNERS FERRY 33 MPH 0450 PM 03/16 MESOWEST  
SANDHILLS FIRE STATION 33 MPH 0406 PM 03/16 MESOWEST  
I-77 AT SHOP RD COLUMBIA (SC 33 MPH 0415 PM 03/16 MESOWEST  
MCCRADY TC FT JACKSON 33 MPH 0733 PM 03/16 RAWS  
PEAK 32 MPH 0930 PM 03/16 CWOP  
ABC-TV COLUMBIA 31 MPH 1030 PM 03/16 MESOWEST  
   
..SALUDA COUNTY  
 
SALUDA 39 MPH 0701 PM 03/16 CWOP  
   
..SUMTER COUNTY  
 
SHAW AFB SUMTER 48 MPH 0453 PM 03/16 ASOS  
2.1 S MULBERRY (WXSTEM) 39 MPH 0500 PM 03/16 MESOWEST  
1.2 SE SUMTER (WXSTEM) 30 MPH 0800 PM 03/16 MESOWEST  
SUMTER MUNICIPAL APT 30 MPH 0515 PM 03/16 AWOS  
 
 
**METADATA**  
:3/16/2026,0615 PM, GA, BURKE, MIDVILLE, , , 32.8756, -82.2161, PKGUST, 40, MPH, MESOWEST, PEAK WIND GUST,  
:3/16/2026,0515 PM, GA, MCDUFFIE, THOMSON-MCDUFFIE CO APT, , , 33.5333, -82.5167, PKGUST, 32, MPH, AWOS, PEAK WIND GUST,  
:3/16/2026,0600 PM, GA, MCDUFFIE, DEARING, , , 33.365, -82.403, PKGUST, 33, MPH, MESOWEST, PEAK WIND GUST,  
:3/16/2026,0800 PM, GA, RICHMOND, AUGUSTA EMA, , , 33.4258, -82.056, PKGUST, 39, MPH, MESOWEST, PEAK WIND GUST,  
:3/16/2026,0814 PM, GA, RICHMOND, AUGUSTA DANIEL FIELD APT, , , 33.4667, -82.0333, PKGUST, 39, MPH, ASOS, PEAK WIND GUST,  
:3/16/2026,0813 AM, GA, RICHMOND, AUGUSTA BUSH FIELD APT, , , 33.3667, -81.9667, PKGUST, 43, MPH, ASOS, PEAK WIND GUST,  
:3/16/2026,1110 PM, SC, AIKEN, ETV AIKEN, , , 33.5661, -81.73, PKGUST, 34, MPH, MESOWEST, PEAK WIND GUST,  
:3/16/2026,0400 PM, SC, BARNWELL, WILLISTON, , , 33.387, -81.4245, PKGUST, 32, MPH, CWOP, PEAK WIND GUST,  
:3/16/2026,0914 PM, SC, CHESTERFIELD, CAROLINA SANDHILLS NWR, , , 34.6619, -80.2742, PKGUST, 38, MPH, RAWS, PEAK WIND GUST,  
:3/16/2026,0535 PM, SC, CHESTERFIELD, CHERAW MUNICIPAL APT, , , 34.7167, -79.95, PKGUST, 40, MPH, AWOS, PEAK WIND GUST,  
:3/16/2026,0535 PM, SC, CLARENDON, SANTEE COOPER REGIONAL APT, , , 33.5833, -80.2167, PKGUST, 39, MPH, AWOS, PEAK WIND GUST,  
:3/16/2026,0809 PM, SC, EDGEFIELD, NORTH AUGUSTA, , , 33.6048, -81.9218, PKGUST, 33, MPH, CWOP, PEAK WIND GUST,  
:3/16/2026,0935 PM, SC, FAIRFIELD, FAIRFIELD CO APT WINNSBORO, , , 34.3167, -81.1167, PKGUST, 40, MPH, AWOS, PEAK WIND GUST,  
:3/16/2026,0750 PM, SC, KERSHAW, LAKE WATEREE DAM, , , 34.335, -80.702, PKGUST, 39, MPH, NDBC, PEAK WIND GUST,  
:3/16/2026,0435 PM, SC, KERSHAW, CAMDEN WOODWARD FIELD, , , 34.2833, -80.5667, PKGUST, 43, MPH, AWOS, PEAK WIND GUST,  
:3/16/2026,0655 PM, SC, LANCASTER, LANCASTER MCWHIRTER FIELD, , , 34.7167, -80.85, PKGUST, 38, MPH, AWOS, PEAK WIND GUST,  
:3/16/2026,0400 PM, SC, LANCASTER, LANCASTER, , , 34.8415, -80.8659, PKGUST, 42, MPH, DAVIS, PEAK WIND GUST,  
:3/16/2026,1025 PM, SC, LEXINGTON, GILBERT, , , 33.9633, -81.3572, PKGUST, 32, MPH, DAVIS, PEAK WIND GUST,  
:3/16/2026,0719 PM, SC, LEXINGTON, COLUMBIA METRO AIRPORT, , , 33.9333, -81.1167, PKGUST, 48, MPH, ASOS, PEAK WIND GUST,  
:3/16/2026,0800 PM, SC, MCCORMICK, CLARKS HILL-SC, , , 33.6599, -82.1944, PKGUST, 31, MPH, MESOWEST, PEAK WIND GUST,  
:3/16/2026,0250 PM, SC, NEWBERRY, NEWBERRY (WXSTEM), , , 34.2774, -81.6199, PKGUST, 41, MPH, MESOWEST, PEAK WIND GUST,  
:3/16/2026,0615 PM, SC, NEWBERRY, NEWBERRY CO APT, , , 34.3167, -81.6333, PKGUST, 45, MPH, AWOS, PEAK WIND GUST,  
:3/16/2026,0400 PM, SC, ORANGEBURG, SPRINGFIELD, , , 33.479, -81.2434, PKGUST, 35, MPH, CWOP, PEAK WIND GUST,  
:3/16/2026,0401 PM, SC, ORANGEBURG, ORANGEBURG, , , 33.4666, -80.8827, PKGUST, 37, MPH, CWOP, PEAK WIND GUST,  
:3/16/2026,0740 PM, SC, ORANGEBURG, ORANGEBURG AIRPORT, , , 33.4667, -80.85, PKGUST, 46, MPH, ASOS, PEAK WIND GUST,  
:3/16/2026,1030 PM, SC, RICHLAND, ABC-TV COLUMBIA, , , 34.002, -81.0334, PKGUST, 31, MPH, MESOWEST, PEAK WIND GUST,  
:3/16/2026,0930 PM, SC, RICHLAND, PEAK, , , 34.2207, -81.3242, PKGUST, 32, MPH, CWOP, PEAK WIND GUST,  
:3/16/2026,0450 PM, SC, RICHLAND, SCDNR RANGE GARNERS FERRY, , , 33.9358, -80.6446, PKGUST, 33, MPH, MESOWEST, PEAK WIND GUST,  
:3/16/2026,0406 PM, SC, RICHLAND, SANDHILLS FIRE STATION, , , 34.1098, -80.8797, PKGUST, 33, MPH, MESOWEST, PEAK WIND GUST,  
:3/16/2026,0415 PM, SC, RICHLAND, I-77 AT SHOP RD COLUMBIA (SCDOT), , , 33.9492, -80.9768, PKGUST, 33, MPH, MESOWEST, PEAK WIND GUST,  
:3/16/2026,0733 PM, SC, RICHLAND, MCCRADY TC FT JACKSON, , , 34.0396, -80.7394, PKGUST, 33, MPH, RAWS, PEAK WIND GUST,  
:3/16/2026,0759 PM, SC, RICHLAND, I-20 AT I-77 COLUMBIA (SCDOT), , , 34.0671, -80.9228, PKGUST, 37, MPH, MESOWEST, PEAK WIND GUST,  
:3/16/2026,0620 PM, SC, RICHLAND, FLOTILLA IS. LAKE MURRAY, , , 34.107, -81.271, PKGUST, 40, MPH, NDBC, PEAK WIND GUST,  
:3/16/2026,0426 PM, SC, RICHLAND, MCENTIRE JNG, , , 33.9167, -80.7833, PKGUST, 43, MPH, ASOS, PEAK WIND GUST,  
:3/16/2026,0730 PM, SC, RICHLAND, 2.0 SE COLUMBIA (WXSTEM), , , 33.9751, -81.0176, PKGUST, 45, MPH, MESOWEST, PEAK WIND GUST,  
:3/16/2026,0403 PM, SC, RICHLAND, COLUMBIA HAMILTON-OWENS APT, , , 33.9667, -81, PKGUST, 49, MPH, ASOS, PEAK WIND GUST,  
:3/16/2026,0701 PM, SC, SALUDA, SALUDA, , , 34.116, -81.5952, PKGUST, 39, MPH, CWOP, PEAK WIND GUST,  
:3/16/2026,0800 PM, SC, SUMTER, 1.2 SE SUMTER (WXSTEM), , , 33.9325, -80.3771, PKGUST, 30, MPH, MESOWEST, PEAK WIND GUST,  
:3/16/2026,0515 PM, SC, SUMTER, SUMTER MUNICIPAL APT, , , 34, -80.3667, PKGUST, 30, MPH, AWOS, PEAK WIND GUST,  
:3/16/2026,0500 PM, SC, SUMTER, 2.1 S MULBERRY (WXSTEM), , , 33.9214, -80.3402, PKGUST, 39, MPH, MESOWEST, PEAK WIND GUST,  
:3/16/2026,0453 PM, SC, SUMTER, SHAW AFB SUMTER, , , 33.9667, -80.4667, PKGUST, 48, MPH, ASOS, PEAK WIND GUST,  
 
OBSERVATIONS ARE COLLECTED FROM A VARIETY OF SOURCES WITH VARYING  
EQUIPMENT AND EXPOSURES. WE THANK ALL VOLUNTEER WEATHER OBSERVERS  
FOR THEIR DEDICATION. NOT ALL DATA LISTED ARE CONSIDERED OFFICIAL.  
 
 
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